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Wines of the South Awards

Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

Great Valley Wines are among the “Best of” the Wines of the South!

The 2018 Wines of the South Competition results are in. Wines of the South Regional Wine Competition is sponsored by the the University of Tennessee Food Science & Technology department. It is a regional wine competition designed to promote and celebrate the great tastes of Southern vintages, and wineries in fourteen southern states are invited to submit wines for the competition.

Once again the wineries of Great Valley Wine Trail have been awarded many honors in this competition. In fact, the trail had two in the “Best of” categories:

Hillside Winery’s 2017 Muscadine Spumante was the most awarded Tennessee wine of the year. It was awarded Best of Sparkling, Best of Muscadine, Best of Tennessee Fruit (The William O. Beach Award), the Governor’s Cup Eastern Division, and a Concordance Gold Medal. Congratulations to winemaker Doug Seitz.

The Winery at Seven Springs Farm won the Best of White Wine category, with its 2017 Moscato, which also received a concordance gold medal. Congratulations to winemaker Nikki Riddle.

Other Awards:

Hillside Winery also receive a gold medal for its Spumante, and silver medals for its Pino Grigio, Cantina Bianca, and Don Rosso. Hillside received a bronze medal for its Sonata.

The Winery at Seven Springs Farm’s Pink Bubbly won a gold medal. Riesling, Southern Belle, Red Muscadine and Royal Blue all took home silver medals. And the winery’s Rooster Red and Vineyard Blush took home bronze medals.

Spout Spring Estates won a silver medal for its Chardonnay, and bronze medals for its Cabernet Franc, Noble, and Blackberry wines.

We are fortunate to have so many wonderful wines along Great Valley Wine Trail. Visit all four wineries (stamp your passport at each), and you’ll get a trail glass, and be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to any of our wineries. Cheers!

The most awarded Tennessee wine in 2018 is Muscadine Spumante from Hillside Winery, on Great Valley Wine Trail.